Rain Refreshes China

Rain finally fell over the dry landscapes of China this week. According to Chinese officials, China has been experiencing one of the worst droughts for over 50 years.
Many regions in northern and central China have not seen rainfall for over 3 months, leaving over 4 million citizens facing a shortage of drinking water and millions of wildlife affected.
The dry-heat has also ignited much concern for the countries wheat-producing areas as, due to poor irrigation, many agricultural regions rely on rainfall.
Thus, in an attempt to encourage precipitation, last weekend Chinese soldiers fired cloud-seeding chemicals into the skies over the worst drought-striken areas.
Today's rains may have brought light refreshment, though more will have to follow in order to quench China's present thirst for water.